Dedicated to the fascination of water, this anthology to rivers and lakes offers top-notch writing on exploration, travel, and natural history by 24 internationally renowned contributors. From the Ganges to the Thames, from the Amazon to the Missouri, from a Great Lakes shore to an Australian coastline, this collection celebrates these life-giving natural wonders in all their depths and currents in words by Izaak Walton, Charles Darwin, Mark Twain, Kate Grenville, William Least Heat-Moon, and many others.